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some of that can be used for deficit reduction. would be a lot more appealing than other taxes or cuts in entitlements, those are very difficult measures. >> a cost to carbon, and the one of those proposals, do you think that happens during the second term of the obama administration? >> i hope it will. it is a long shot because of the opposition from some republicans. a secretary, secretary schulz, a secretary of state and economic adviser under nixon and reagan, he supported the idea of a tax. a lot of republicans said, let's tax carbon and use the tax money to reduce other taxes, like corporate taxes. let's do something to move the incentives away from adding more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. >> a democratic caller. >> good morning, c-span. the morning. that last caller, i am thankful for guys like you. i am appreciative. unfortunately, the message we are trying to get across is that global warming, how it affects the jet streams and the weather and how that intern causes climate change. the knuckle draggers you were ju
some of that can be used for deficit reduction. would be a lot more appealing than other taxes or cuts in entitlements, those are very difficult measures. >> a cost to carbon, and the one of those proposals, do you think that happens during the second term of the obama administration? >> i hope it will. it is a long shot because of the opposition from some republicans. a secretary, secretary schulz, a secretary of state and economic adviser under nixon and reagan, he supported the...
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our deficit now is 1.5 trillion dollars. it's three times the amount. if we don't start cutting now and worrying about our country, we will not have a debate anymore, we will not have a country left. all these geniuses. let's start cutting fraud of all these illegals collecting all fair and food stamps in my state. let's start cutting that. there are many things we can cut. but nobody wants to do anything. we're going to go down with the ship. host: on twiter -- we already have read these. i apologize. if you would like to continue the conversation on sequestration, you can go to our facebook page. there is a lively conversation going on. that will continue throughout the day. a couple more articles before we get to some of our gas segments. obama chooses and environmentalists executive for the interior. there's a picture of president obama and sally jewell, nominated to be secretary of the interior. here's the front page of the state newspaper out of columbia, south carolina. it says that james cliburn would make a great transportation secretary. the b
our deficit now is 1.5 trillion dollars. it's three times the amount. if we don't start cutting now and worrying about our country, we will not have a debate anymore, we will not have a country left. all these geniuses. let's start cutting fraud of all these illegals collecting all fair and food stamps in my state. let's start cutting that. there are many things we can cut. but nobody wants to do anything. we're going to go down with the ship. host: on twiter -- we already have read these. i...
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that's just the nature of dealing with the size deficit -- size of deficits that you got. my preference, frankly, is that the congress would do the big deal, get it done, get this behind us, detrigger sequester, some this constant uncertainty, this month-to-month situation where we don't know what the hell we're going to get. that should end. in the absence of that deal, obviously i'll support whatever package you can put together to try to detrigger sequester. whatever you can do to make sure this doesn't happen. i mean, i cannot imagine that people would stand by and deliberately hurt this country in terms of our national defense by letting this take place. >> i'll only add briefly that most of the things we're doing are reversible. that is our goal, that they would be reversible. even if you reverse them it will take sometime, and i can't predict that, we're trying to stretch readiness. i want to make sure you all realize one other thing. we took the decision on the carrier postponement very seriously because there is a human dimension to this. if you're getting ready t
that's just the nature of dealing with the size deficit -- size of deficits that you got. my preference, frankly, is that the congress would do the big deal, get it done, get this behind us, detrigger sequester, some this constant uncertainty, this month-to-month situation where we don't know what the hell we're going to get. that should end. in the absence of that deal, obviously i'll support whatever package you can put together to try to detrigger sequester. whatever you can do to make sure...
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we believe there's a better way to lower the deficit. but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes. the president's sequester should be replaced with spending cuts reforms that put us on a path that would balance the budget over next 10 years. the american people believe that the tax question have -- tax question has been settled. they know the president called for a balanced approach to the debt, a combination of revenues and spending cuts. and they know that he has done his revenue. the american people do not believe -- he has gotten his revenue. the american people do not believe that he will not get more revenue to lower the debt. the president does not believe we have a spending problem care he genuinely believes the government's spending causes economic growth. if that weren't true, the economy would be thriving. small businesses are struggling. middle-class families, those that are lucky enough to have a job, are living paycheck to paycheck. and president obama just insisted on raising their taxes
we believe there's a better way to lower the deficit. but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes. the president's sequester should be replaced with spending cuts reforms that put us on a path that would balance the budget over next 10 years. the american people believe that the tax question have -- tax question has been settled. they know the president called for a balanced approach to the debt, a combination of revenues and spending cuts. and they know that...
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the deficit is a big problem. think about it. our national debt, $16.5 trillion. you think that is not a lot of money? count one number per second -- one number per second. how long will it take you to count to 16 trillion? 500-7000 years. -- 500-7000 -- 5700 years. here is a parable -- a family lands on hard times. the father comes to the five children and says, we will have to reduce your allowance. they are not happy about it, but he says, except for johnny and susan, they are special. they get to keep their allowance. in fact, we might give them more. how do you think that will go down? not too well. same thing happens. what about our taxation system? so complex, there is no one who can possibly comply with every tax issue. if i want to get you, i can get you on a tax issue. that does not make any sense. what we need to do is come up with something that is simple. when i pick up my bible, you know what i see? i see the fairest individual in the universe, god, giving us a system. called tight. we do not necessarily have to do it at 10%, but the principle. he di
the deficit is a big problem. think about it. our national debt, $16.5 trillion. you think that is not a lot of money? count one number per second -- one number per second. how long will it take you to count to 16 trillion? 500-7000 years. -- 500-7000 -- 5700 years. here is a parable -- a family lands on hard times. the father comes to the five children and says, we will have to reduce your allowance. they are not happy about it, but he says, except for johnny and susan, they are special. they...
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the fact check organization says only $1.4 trillion have the deficit reduction was in spending cuts. the rest came from tax hikes. >>> a seven-year-old colorado boy has been suspended from cool for lobbing an imaginary grenade in order to save the planet. he did not threaten anyone but violated the school's list of absolutes which forbids weapons real or pretend. his mother doesn't think it's realistic important second graders but the school district tells the herald newspaper the story is more complicated than being portrayed. >> finally as the associated press puts it, no wonder they are in danger. galapagos for advertises aluminum period around while a pianist played getting them in the mood to mate. they did not appear to be aroused by his romantic style of music but they seemed to perk up for carrots. >> iran's leader rejected one-on-one talks about its nuclear program. tehran has found another way to provoke the obama administration. amy kellogg has more from london. >> iran just released footage it claimed it extracted from a drone captured in 2011. footage of the pentagon wil
the fact check organization says only $1.4 trillion have the deficit reduction was in spending cuts. the rest came from tax hikes. >>> a seven-year-old colorado boy has been suspended from cool for lobbing an imaginary grenade in order to save the planet. he did not threaten anyone but violated the school's list of absolutes which forbids weapons real or pretend. his mother doesn't think it's realistic important second graders but the school district tells the herald newspaper the...
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last five years, and the result has been the weakest recovery in 75 years and trillion-dollar annual deficits. the sequester will help the economy by leaving more capital for private investment. the sequester will surely require worker furloughs and cutbacks in certain nonpriority services. but most of those layoffs will happen in the washington, d.c., area. the recession-free region that has boomed during the obama era. >> wow. not a lot of republicans would agree with that because the sequester would hurt the pentagon. that's why they're talking about the d.c. area. >> can you raise my hand and say i'm one republican that would agree with that? we've got to cut defense spending. >> we have to. >> we've got to, and we've got to cut spending. >> willy-nilly, though. so the sequester is willy-nilly, isn't it? you wouldn't want to cut having the sequester do it? >> didn't congress make the sequester? >> that was a carrot and stick situation. the sequester is the stick. >> the problem is you can't get the president of the united states to put alternative cuts on the board. he'll talk in generali
last five years, and the result has been the weakest recovery in 75 years and trillion-dollar annual deficits. the sequester will help the economy by leaving more capital for private investment. the sequester will surely require worker furloughs and cutbacks in certain nonpriority services. but most of those layoffs will happen in the washington, d.c., area. the recession-free region that has boomed during the obama era. >> wow. not a lot of republicans would agree with that because the...